Every visit to Bravas is a delight. We make sure to always enjoy a lunch or dinner with them when we're in wine country. The servers are friendly and helpful with suggestions of different tapas plates to try. The wine list is diverse and delightful with most wines available by the glass. The outdoor porch and patio are beautiful - with orange trees and lush vegetation as a backdrop.
Bryan Boulton
Great cocktails. Love all the small plates. Oysters were the star.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DrGood
Braves Bar De Tapas is simply amazing! Great service, loved the fun atmosphere and we are still raving over the egg plant chips. Truffle honey is our new favorite. Defenitly a must stop if you are in Healdsburg.
Vince Lam
A little disappointed. The restaurant itself and the garden area is lovely and had a nice atmosphere.However, the food was very average. The Chicken croquettes were pretty dry and lacking creaminess. The potatas bravas are not authentic. The potatoes are huge!The pan tomate lacked seasoning so was very bland.The chicken thighs took so long we asked them to cancel the order.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Felix Wang
Good but nothing special. Goat cheese toast and skirt steak were great; octopus wasn't that great.6/10
TimetoEat
We (2 adults) had a nice dinner. They were out of the canned smoked trout which was disappointing. We had the marcona almonds, spanish and local cheese, baby kale salad, creamy chicken croquetas and the crispy skin chicken thighs. Everything was delicious.
JeanneC
Our 4 dishes yesterday were excellent or good. We sat on patio where noise level is lower. Great wine selection by the glass. Loved escarole salad & Dungeness crab peppers; octopus cooked a bit too much. Server well-informed. lunch bill up there.
Alex
We sat on the covered patio - clearly the nicest place to sit. Lovely view of the garden, without the glaring sun. The food was typical of tapas selections, but with a nice "Tapas Bravas" twist. Excellent tapas!
Wanted to give 5 stars, but the service was poor. We ordered a couple of small plates (olives, etc - not even a small meal) and drinks, and no one came to check on us until 15+ minutes after both drinks and small plates were gone. Staff didn't seem concerned and never expressed any apology about our long waits. The restaurant was not full. The food was excellent, but after the same long wait/lack of acknowledgment happened again after we placed our next round of tapas orders, we decided to forego ordering more and left to go somewhere else for a little more food (we were both still very hungry). It's a shame. We love tapas (we live in Asheville, and regularly enjoy Curate) and had been very excited to go here. Excellent food, poor service, lack of awareness or concern that we sat for extended periods with no food or drink.
MargaretB
The dishes are DELICIOUS! And unique.They have a cauliflower dish with bacon, blue cheese and more that is beyond excellent. A Eggplant chips that ended our meal — better than a dessert! Who knew! Scallops - perfectly cooked in a great sauce. Crispy chicken thighs with a green olive temperate that are to die for. I can't say enough good things! WE go often and Weds was even better than usual!
We didn’t have a good experience despite the hype .The hostess was unfriendly, unwelcoming, no smile …The Paella: it was just the socarrat. There wasn’t much of the soft yellow rice in our pan. There was no flavor of saffron either. The clams in our paella were overcooked, so was the meat. All were chewy. I think we got the bottom of the pan with everything overcooked and burnt. We didn’t mind waiting for the next fresh badge but were served burnt overcooked food .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Charles Dinerstein
If you like tapas, and we do, the food was fantastic. The pace unhurried but attentive
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Kwok
Fun Spanish Tapas spot in Healdsburg with outdoor (and indoor) seating. Great way to spend a nice afternoon. Tapas were generally good. Gambas, paella and crispy pig ears were some of my favs.
Disappointing - potatoes underdone, octopus fishy, artichoke to hard to eat (sent it back), ham and cheese sandwiches good, duck meatball sandwiches good, salad excellent. Couple of the special cocktails were underwhelming. It was a birthday and I noted to the server; he winked, but there was no acknowledgement. The best part is the ambience this time. Have been when it was much better for the cost.
hmbfox
The only table available even 2 weeks out, was outside. Unfortunately, it was a very windy night and we were seated at a tippy table with wind blowing our menus off the table. That said, when we asked, we were move to a table in a protected corner and everything was great from then on. Service is very very good as are the tapas- we highly recommend their version of Creme Brulee- it was a super star, as was watching the man make paella outside - that was so entertaining! Recommended!!
Every visit to Bravas is a delight. We make sure to always enjoy a lunch or dinner with them when we're in wine country. The servers are friendly and helpful with suggestions of different tapas plates to try. The wine list is diverse and delightful with most wines available by the glass. The outdoor porch and patio are beautiful - with orange trees and lush vegetation as a backdrop.
Great cocktails. Love all the small plates. Oysters were the star.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Braves Bar De Tapas is simply amazing! Great service, loved the fun atmosphere and we are still raving over the egg plant chips. Truffle honey is our new favorite. Defenitly a must stop if you are in Healdsburg.
A little disappointed. The restaurant itself and the garden area is lovely and had a nice atmosphere.However, the food was very average. The Chicken croquettes were pretty dry and lacking creaminess. The potatas bravas are not authentic. The potatoes are huge!The pan tomate lacked seasoning so was very bland.The chicken thighs took so long we asked them to cancel the order.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Good but nothing special. Goat cheese toast and skirt steak were great; octopus wasn't that great.6/10
We (2 adults) had a nice dinner. They were out of the canned smoked trout which was disappointing. We had the marcona almonds, spanish and local cheese, baby kale salad, creamy chicken croquetas and the crispy skin chicken thighs. Everything was delicious.
Our 4 dishes yesterday were excellent or good. We sat on patio where noise level is lower. Great wine selection by the glass. Loved escarole salad & Dungeness crab peppers; octopus cooked a bit too much. Server well-informed. lunch bill up there.
We sat on the covered patio - clearly the nicest place to sit. Lovely view of the garden, without the glaring sun. The food was typical of tapas selections, but with a nice "Tapas Bravas" twist. Excellent tapas!
Wanted to give 5 stars, but the service was poor. We ordered a couple of small plates (olives, etc - not even a small meal) and drinks, and no one came to check on us until 15+ minutes after both drinks and small plates were gone. Staff didn't seem concerned and never expressed any apology about our long waits. The restaurant was not full. The food was excellent, but after the same long wait/lack of acknowledgment happened again after we placed our next round of tapas orders, we decided to forego ordering more and left to go somewhere else for a little more food (we were both still very hungry). It's a shame. We love tapas (we live in Asheville, and regularly enjoy Curate) and had been very excited to go here. Excellent food, poor service, lack of awareness or concern that we sat for extended periods with no food or drink.
The dishes are DELICIOUS! And unique.They have a cauliflower dish with bacon, blue cheese and more that is beyond excellent. A Eggplant chips that ended our meal — better than a dessert! Who knew! Scallops - perfectly cooked in a great sauce. Crispy chicken thighs with a green olive temperate that are to die for. I can't say enough good things! WE go often and Weds was even better than usual!
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We didn’t have a good experience despite the hype .The hostess was unfriendly, unwelcoming, no smile …The Paella: it was just the socarrat. There wasn’t much of the soft yellow rice in our pan. There was no flavor of saffron either. The clams in our paella were overcooked, so was the meat. All were chewy. I think we got the bottom of the pan with everything overcooked and burnt. We didn’t mind waiting for the next fresh badge but were served burnt overcooked food .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
If you like tapas, and we do, the food was fantastic. The pace unhurried but attentive
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fun Spanish Tapas spot in Healdsburg with outdoor (and indoor) seating. Great way to spend a nice afternoon. Tapas were generally good. Gambas, paella and crispy pig ears were some of my favs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Paella Mixta, Crispy Pig Ears Anchovy Vinaigrette
Disappointing - potatoes underdone, octopus fishy, artichoke to hard to eat (sent it back), ham and cheese sandwiches good, duck meatball sandwiches good, salad excellent. Couple of the special cocktails were underwhelming. It was a birthday and I noted to the server; he winked, but there was no acknowledgement. The best part is the ambience this time. Have been when it was much better for the cost.
The only table available even 2 weeks out, was outside. Unfortunately, it was a very windy night and we were seated at a tippy table with wind blowing our menus off the table. That said, when we asked, we were move to a table in a protected corner and everything was great from then on. Service is very very good as are the tapas- we highly recommend their version of Creme Brulee- it was a super star, as was watching the man make paella outside - that was so entertaining! Recommended!!